How to Develop Good Communication Skills

1. Know what communication really is: Communication is the process of transferring signals/messages between a sender and a receiver through various methods (written words, nonverbal cues, spoken words). It is also the mechanism we use to establish and modify relationships.
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   Manifest constructive attitudes and beliefs: The attitudes you bring to communication will have a huge impact on the way you compose yourself and interact with others. Choose to be honest, patient, optimistic, sincere, respectful, and accepting of others. Be sensitive to other people's feelings, and believe in others' competence.
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   Make eye contact: Whether you are speaking or listening, looking into the eyes of the person with whom you are conversing can make the interaction more successful. Eye contact conveys interest, and encourages your partner to be interested in you in return. In less intimate settings, when giving a speech or when in front of several people, holding the eyes of different members of your audience can personalize what you are saying and maintain attention.
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   Be aware of what your body is saying: Body language can say so much more than a mouthful of words. An open stance with arms relaxed at your sides tells anyone around you that you are approachable and open to hearing what they have to say. Arms crossed and shoulders hunched, on the other hand, suggest disinterest in conversation or unwillingness to communicate. Often, communication can be stopped before it starts by body language that tells people you don't want to talk. Appropriate posture and an approachable stance can make even difficult conversations flow more smoothly.
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   Have courage to say what you think: Be confident in knowing that you can make worthwhile contributions to conversation. Take time each day to be aware of your opinions and feelings so you can adequately convey them to others. Individuals who are hesitant to speak because they do not feel their input would be worthwhile need not fear; what is important or worthwhile to one person may not be to another and may be more so to someone else. In a world so very big, someone is bound to agree with you, or to open your eyes to an even deeper perspective. The courage to say what you think can afford you the opportunity to learn more than you knew before.
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   Speak clearly enough to be heard: When you are saying what you think, have the confidence to say it so as to be heard. An appropriate tone and volume can inform listeners that you mean what you say, you have thought about what you are saying, and what you are saying is worth hearing. Using proper inflection helps ensure that your listeners hear exactly what you are saying, and reduces possibilities for misunderstanding.
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   Practice: Developing advanced communication skills begins with simple interactions. Communication skills can be practiced every day in settings that range from the more social to the more professional. New skills take time to refine, but each time you use your communication skills you open yourself to opportunities and future partnerships.
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   Develop effective listening skills: Not only should one be able to speak effectively, one must listen to the other person's words and engage in communication on what the other person is speaking about. Avoid the impulse to listen only for the end of their sentence so that you can blurt out the ideas or memories that come to your mind while the other person is speaking.

MINDTREE APTITUDE QUESTION PATTERN

Company : Mindtree

Remuneration : 2.5 lacs per annum(including 15% bonus)

Total Appeared : 850(approx)
Eliminated in apti : 800(approx) now don't say "what ?"

For GD: Around 50 selected

Interview: Dont know as yet.

Total time:
Apti:(20 questions) 30min
A program to write: 15min
+3 for every right
-1 for a wrong one

Warning:-
Guys, second part( i.e the one on programming is mandatory to qualify for the interview--------->they would probably grill you on that question after you have cleared in the Apti)

Aptitude:

Questions were basically from R.S Agarwal.
I'm not being able to give all the questions, but i'm doing my best to give u the general type of questions.

1.There were two questions on cistern:
Like a cistern has three pipes A,B,C...A and B fill the cistern at their particular rates(4 l/hr and 5 l/hr....not exact values),C can empty the cistern at some rate.
If the capacity of cistern be 700 litres and say A is opened for a minute then B for a minute ,and then C is opened for a minute, now this cycle is repeated, until the empty cistern fills up,so in what time will the cistern overflow ?

Second one i cannot recollect.

2. A question on probability.

3. A question on work done by people.

4. A question on time and distance.

5. How many keystrokes are necessary to type from 1 to 1000 ?

6. Question on stream..

7. A man sells an item for Rs 70 to gain X% .If his C.P be x ,what is the value of x ?( i'm not sure about this one....but it was something like this)

8. A question on Simple Interest.

9. seventh digit in 203^3.

I'm sorry i dont remember the rest, but please ensure that you go through the type of questions from R.S Agarwal, another book u can follow "Tyra-Magical Mathematics".

Now is the question on a program:

Q>
A hierarchial relation is given :
Vehicles->Two Wheeler
Vehicles->Four Wheeler
Two Wheeler->Bike
Two Wheeler->Scooter
Four Wheeler->Car
Car->Maruti
Bike->Yamaha
Scooter->LML

Give the relevant code(in C,Java or any other prog lang u are comfortable with) or pseudocode/algorithm for displaying the following output :

Output:
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Vehicle
Two Wheeler
Bike
Yamaha
Scooter
LML
Four Wheeler
Car
Maruti

Ans> U gottcha use binary tree to display this, so guys hone ur skills on Data Structure. 

HR QUESTIONS

1)      Tell me about yourself.
                Don’t talk much about your family. Talk about things in which you are much interested in. Try to talk things relating to your resume.

2)      Will you work wherever your work area is? Will your family and partner accept it? If not?
                When you are asked about your willingness to travel during an interview, be honest.
There's no point in saying "yes" if you would prefer to be home five nights a week.
                It is perfectly acceptable to ask how much travel is involved. That way, you can weigh how much you would need to be on the road and make an educated decision as to whether the amount of travel required fits in with your lifestyle.
                What's most important is to get a good understanding of what's involved before you are offered the job, rather than being (unpleasantly) surprised after you have already been hired.

3)      Do you have any questions for me?
                Project yourself as if you are much interested in knowing about the organization. Try not to say “no questions sir” in response to this question.
Eg :
                1) When can I get my appointment order sir?
                2) What will be my designation in “OUR” company sir?

4)      Are you flexible in getting adapted to new technologies?
                Yes, I have a passion towards keeping myself updated to current technologies and getting to know many things, so I feel I am much flexible enough to get adapted to new technologies.

5)      Tell me about your background.

6)      Tell me about Time Management from your side.
                Talk about various activities that you have taken part in parallel to your studies.

7)      Tell me about your family

8)      Tell me about your extra-curricular activities

9)      If we assign you in a team having technology that you don’t know, how will you tackle it (or) if we change to other location, how will you adapt to it?
                I am flexible enough and open-minded to learn new things and technologies

10)   How will you improve your communication if we give you job here?
                Will communicate with colleagues, with friends and my circle in English and will read newspaper regularly

11)   For what do you want job from Cognizant?
                A typical interview question, asked to ensure that you are seriously interested in the job and the company, and to find out how much you know about the company, is "Why do you want to work here?"

                The best way to answer this question is, first of all, to be prepared and knowledgeable about the company. Spend some time researching the company (the About Us section of the web site is a good place to start) so you can talk about the benefits of working for this employer.

                Compare your goals with objectives of the company and the position, then reiterate why you would be an asset to the employer. Let the interviewer know what you can do for the company, if you get a job offer.

                Even though the question is about why you want to work here, you still need to convince the interviewer that hiring you will benefit the company.

12)   Do you want any particular domain or technology to work?
                I can adapt to any domain, according to that I will train myself.

13)   Are social networking sites boon or bane? What if our company is about to develop a community for all our company employees in face book? Is it good or bad?
                Answer positively.

What are your strengths? Any real time incidents replicating your strength?